Capt. Jack's Wenches (&swabbies) lose the weight for 8/08 Getting our Magic back!

[allshookup]

Howdy, my name is Debi and I'm a Choco-holic. I'm an elementary school lunch lady,so you know what my problem is....I'm around food All Blasted Day!

Like a lot of women I used to be nice and petite,I'm 5'3. Had some health issues a few years back, asthma,2 heart surgeries and was put on steroids. Gained 20lbs in 1 week. When I balooned from 102 to 186, I knew something had to give. I joined WW and lost 35lbs,quit going and of course, put it all back on and then some. Now, my doctor says that I'm borderline diabetic and on top of that I'm in full Menopause....yippee. I'm back to counting points and drinking gallons of water. Just have to get back to the meetings and off my butt!!!

I want to eventually lose 50lbs.

Wow we have a lot in common. About the same height & weight & I was an elementary school lunch lady till not too long ago. My favorite was popcorn chicken day!

Oh and I'm all for weekly way ins! Monday's kind of tough after a bad weekend but I'll go with the majority!

 

[MJGirl]

Hi everyone .. MJGirl here ... AKA Mary Jane. I too have a weight problem. For me it is the dreaded hour of 9 pm. I can be good all day, but at 9 pm, I get a wicked case of the munchies. I joined WW 2 weeks ago and have lost a total of 6 pounds. My goal is to lose at least 20 pounds by the time I go on the Med cruise in July and another 50 by the Repo time. I won't be super thin by then, but I hope to be out of the plus size store and into a regular store to shop. I could use the encouragement as well .. Wish me luck as I am wishing all of you the same!

 

[dahuffy]

Wow we have a lot in common. About the same height & weight & I was an elementary school lunch lady till not too long ago. My favorite was popcorn chicken day!

Oh and I'm all for weekly way ins! Monday's kind of tough after a bad weekend but I'll go with the majority!

Yeah, I know. Mine is chicken nuggets, mashed potaoes and dinner rolls.
We feed around 240 for breakfast and 390 for lunch. We have 4 employees and a manager at the moment but the management company is wanting to cut us back to 3 and a manager.

 

[got2travel]

Not quite lunch time here yet, but so far my breakfast was on plan and I haven't snacked. But then again breakfast and lunch are usually ok for me. It's dinner and late night that I have problems with.

 

[goofyforlife]

BTW...Not going to weigh weekly (cause sometimes you drop inches instead of lbs in one week and i'm not going to beat myself up...

I will go in for bi-weekly though

 

[sk8ingmom]

HEY Wenches! Welcome to W.I.S.H. for some of you!

I probably won't hang around this thread much, but I'm on WW - lost 25 lbs. before our cruise last March. I've always been small-ish, I re-entering the full time work world after 5 years & with a job that requires a lot of lunches ta boot, I spent about a year and a half packing on 30 lbs., before I woke up and started WW. I hit my goal weight(several times!!!), now I'm dealing with a 7-ish lb. yo-yo. Trying to get back to goal before we head to Hawaii next month & not pack on the lbs. during our cross-country move this summer (road food + sitting in the car 10 hours a day = ).

I just wanted to pop by and WISH everyone good luck!

 

[cinderella_mom]

I too am a portly wench....

Hope to solve that shortly...

I'm having a type of gastric surgery on Thursday the 8th...

Don't give me the diet/exercise crap...Tried it and guess what...

if i don't starve myself and go to the gym EVERY day...nothing happens

So yes this is a last resort...

The worst part is that i probably can't return to my current gym classes (spinning and powerflex) for a couple months...I despise walking but that's probably all i'll be cleared for at first...

If i live through this i should lose between 70-80% of my excess weight within 12 months.. (most in the first 6 months)

We'll see...Wish me luck...

While you gals can have skinny cows on WW. I'll be stuck with pureed foods and liquids for a month.

My dad had gastric bypass surgery 2 1/2 years ago at age 64. It is the best thing he could have done - probably saved his life. He was 380lbs and within one year weighed 220. He no longer has gout or sleep apnea. He no longer falls asleep the minute he sits down. He is able to enjoy playing with my DD and can make it through a whole day at Disneyland.

This surgery will change your life! Good luck to you.

 

[Diznyfan68]

I too am a portly wench....

Hope to solve that shortly...

I'm having a type of gastric surgery on Thursday the 8th...

Don't give me the diet/exercise crap...Tried it and guess what...

if i don't starve myself and go to the gym EVERY day...nothing happens

So yes this is a last resort...

The worst part is that i probably can't return to my current gym classes (spinning and powerflex) for a couple months...I despise walking but that's probably all i'll be cleared for at first...

If i live through this i should lose between 70-80% of my excess weight within 12 months.. (most in the first 6 months)

We'll see...Wish me luck...

While you gals can have skinny cows on WW. I'll be stuck with pureed foods and liquids for a month.

I have a coworker who did this surgery several years ago and lost a ton of weight. She has gained quite a bit back though because she started eating too much food - she was eating so much that she was in severe pain and went to the ER, who told her to stop eating. I don't think she ever got it that this is a complete lifestyle change and not a temp fix.

Good luck on Thursday and keep us up-to-date on how you're doing!

 

[Diznyfan68]

Lisa that is soooo scary! Are you feeling better on the meds? Heart attacks run in my family & my cholesterol is sky high so I'm getting scared. My doctor wants to put me on medicine but I'm really hoping I can smarten up & do it on my own.

My DH had high cholosterol and couldn't do it on his own - he's been on med's for quite a while and his cholosterol is now healthy. He goes to the Dr every 6 months for a check up and just went today - he is extremely overweight (claims he's 6'3" but I think he's closer to 6'5" and weighs somewhere between 340-350 lbs). Today the Dr. had him review family history for heart/stroke and diabetes. My MIL is a bad diabetic though she doesn't admit it, her mother was very bad (had to have a leg amputated from it), my SIL is also well on her way. Anyway, the Dr. is sending him for a new blood test that measures certain enzymes which will give us a good idea what his chances are for heart attack/stroke. DH hope's to also lose before we cruise but he really struggles - he's a major chocoholic and his will power is usually pretty good during the day but once night-time comes, all bets are off.

I'm 5'10" and currently 175 lbs - my goal is 150-155. I usually do weekly weigh-ins (actually I do daily) now to monitor my weight. That's one of the things I had stopped doing previously and before I knew it the weight was back on.

 

[disneycrazzzy]

I am 46 years old. I am 5'10" and weigh 240 lbs. My husband loves me. I have two beautiful sons (13 and 9). I have a great job. I have a great house. The only thing I lack is fitness. I was an athlete until I started having kids. I didn't feel I could keep working AND take the time for me to stay fit. I've let it go for way too long. My biggest confession is that I am a sugaraholic. Once I start eating sugar/carbs, I can't stop. When I am in the middle of my sugar addiction; I am depressed, irritable, and feel like crap. On the other hand when I have beaten the sugar (it takes a good two weeks), I feel like I can do anything. I suddenly have energy for working out and cooking better. I am suddenly not depressed.

Unfortunately, I think one cookie, cake, donut, etc. puts me right back in the downward spiral. I am currently doing well. I'm exercising every night. I have kept sugar/carbs out of my sight.

What do I want? That is a hard one. I want to feel good. I want to be able to do athletic things again. I want to fit in normal clothes. I want to look good for my husband and sons. I want to live long and be able to see my sons grow up. I want to enjoy retirement some day with my husband.

So, now that I'm feeling good and eating right and exercising. Why doesn't the weight just fall off? Why does it take so long? Why does seeing just 1 or 2 lbs lost a week depress me so and make me want to give up and say it will never happen?

I cry as I write this. What a mess I am.

Anna

 

[Esteri]

Hi Wenches (and Swabies)

Add me in too! I'm 5'7", 190lb, and 42. I had a mild weight problem most of my life - but got bigger with each kid. Went from 145 to 175 with the first and 175 to 190 with the second. (Hey, at least the second wasn't so much.) I'd be a happy camper to get down to 150-155.

My dad has significant weight problems (food addiction) and type II diabetes because of it. I'm not there (yet) and have no desire to travel that path. So, I'd better get it under control -yes?

To be honest - I've never really, seriously, tried to loose weight. So, we'll see how it goes.

I think the biggest roadblock for me is going to be the fact that my husband does all the cooking, and is something of a gourmet. Getting him to follow a planned diet is hard. Though, I think he'd be supportive. Perhaps if I pose it as a challenge? How tasty can you make our meals without adding calories... Hum. That might work. He could stand to drop 10-15 pounds himself. And our boys are skinny as rails.

At the urging of my Chiropracter I've started seeing a personal trainer once a week. We're doing Pilates - primarily to benefit my back and shoulders. We do belong to a club - but getting there more than once a week isn't happening. I'm hoping that you guys will help me get off my "bathroom word" (as my 5 year old would say)

I'm not for weekly weigh ins - I think you can get too stressed about it, which just makes it worse. But Bi-weekly would be cool.

I'm working with a personal trainer for the next few months, so I hope this gets better. It doesn't hurt that he looks like Orlando Bloom.

Golly, where can I get one? My personal trainer is a tiny woman in her mid-50's. I should look so good.

 

[Diznyfan68]

I am 46 years old. I am 5'10" and weigh 240 lbs. My husband loves me. I have two beautiful sons (13 and 9). I have a great job. I have a great house. The only thing I lack is fitness. I was an athlete until I started having kids. I didn't feel I could keep working AND take the time for me to stay fit. I've let it go for way too long. My biggest confession is that I am a sugaraholic. Once I start eating sugar/carbs, I can't stop. When I am in the middle of my sugar addiction; I am depressed, irritable, and feel like crap. On the other hand when I have beaten the sugar (it takes a good two weeks), I feel like I can do anything. I suddenly have energy for working out and cooking better. I am suddenly not depressed.

Unfortunately, I think one cookie, cake, donut, etc. puts me right back in the downward spiral. I am currently doing well. I'm exercising every night. I have kept sugar/carbs out of my sight.

What do I want? That is a hard one. I want to feel good. I want to be able to do athletic things again. I want to fit in normal clothes. I want to look good for my husband and sons. I want to live long and be able to see my sons grow up. I want to enjoy retirement some day with my husband.

So, now that I'm feeling good and eating right and exercising. Why doesn't the weight just fall off? Why does it take so long? Why does seeing just 1 or 2 lbs lost a week depress me so and make me want to give up and say it will never happen?

I cry as I write this. What a mess I am.

Anna

Anna,

I wish I was with you so I could give you one of these in person, . I know how hard it is to lose the weight and how depressing 1 or 2 lbs a week is, but in the long run it is healthier and will more likely STAY OFF.

THe most important thing is that you feel good about yourself and that you do it for YOURSELF!

Just keep moving, every little bit helps, and eating right and before you know it there goes 10 lbs - one size down. Make a bunch of mini goals - and not all of them weight related. Maybe instead of wanting to lose X lbs, you want to get into size Y - and have a goal to get down one size every six weeks.

We're here for you...

 

[arlenesp]

Hi just found this thread. Join me in!!! 57 , 5'3 and *** lbs
I had been gaining weight slowly and was diagnosed diabetic, hbp in 2000.
Cut out the salt, changed the diet and list 40 lbs in around 6 months. Boy was I feeling good. My clothes looked great, I felt great, sugar under control. Then the menopause kicked in. Great. Between the hot flashes and night sweats, everything changed. Gained all back plus some. Oh inbeween all this my Dh was acting a bit on the strange side. Oh well, he's always a bit strange He had a benign brain tumor removed in 82 and apparently he and his neurologist were not on top of continuois cat scans, So in 2004 we had a very very large stage 3 tumor taken out. #3week stay in the hospital and rehab. Now he is a SAHH on disability. The stress did me in. Sugar shot up and the ability to lose the weight is getting harder and harder. My job is very stressful as well. After a diagnosis of a back problem, phys therapy helped and I now have resolved with this cruise to lose the weight, go back to the gym and work my walking each day up to 1/2 hr.I don't get much encouragement from my DH as he is happy with me the way I am. If I hear that one more time I will explode
This will be our 5th cruise and the first time without a verandah.I have told him, he needs to get in shape as well as I am not taking his scooter
onthis trip!

 

[magiroux]

HI fellow wenches......

I am going to join in (even though I have totally blown my diet today, tomorrow's another day) to look for support and hopefuly give some back in return.

First off, Anna.... . Please keep going with your gradual weight loss. I have found once your metabolism kicks in the weight does come off faster. Keep up that healthy eating. Even if you find yourself over-eating during those weak moments, make it healthy foods. You are NOT a mess. You are discouraged, but you are amongst friends. Hang in there

I have been on and off diets since DD was born. I quit smoking when we decided to have kids and it's been an up hill battle ever since. I have had success with WW and LA Weight loss, but have not managed to keep it off for more than two years each time.

I am 5' 4", presently 170. I have lost 8lb since coming home from X-Mas Cruise. Too much food/too much wine. I would like to loose 20lbs, and hopefully take it another 10-20lbs beyond that. Iam doing a combonation of the many diets I have tryed over the years, but using points as a guidline. It's been a little difficult since DH is doing Atkins. That is one diet I have no interest in trying, but it has been successful for him.

Kristina, my best wishes on your upcoming surgery. I hope everything goes off without a hitch.

I would like to share a product I found. Anyone that has Joseph's Bakery products in their supermarket, they just came out with "Flax, Oat Bran, WW Flour: pita and flat bread. The flat bread works out to 2pts and the pita is 0pts (although you have to count it as 1 pt). This stuff tastes delicious and is super healthy for any diet.

Does anyone else have great diet products they want to share?????

 

[allshookup]

Awww Anna I think you feel how a lot of us feel. Well at least I certainly feel the same way. I've been going to the gym, following WW religiously & I'm down 2lbs in over 2 weeks. Like you I just want to wear NORMAL clothes! I just bougt a book recently entitled Anatomy of a Food Addiction (The Brain Chemistry of Overeating) I haven't finished reading it yet, but it really talks about not beating yourself up, because food really is an addiction that some people are not able to control. I am absolutely a carb & fat addict. Put ice cream in front of me and I can pass it up, but put a bowl of chips & dip in front of me & I'll inhale them. Don't give up...it will get better!

A just discovered a new product called Nu Stevia. For those that have never heard of it, it's a no calorie sweetner. There are some studies coming out that show just how horrible Splenda & Nutrasweet can be for you, but Nu Stevia is a highly concentrated sweetner & is not chemically altered so there is not suppose to be any side effects. I read an article stating that it has been used in the orient for decades with no ill effects. You can buy it at any health food store & it is sold in convenient packets for coffee, tea, etc. If you are intrested in learning more you can Google for articles about the side effects of Splena & Nutrasweet & you can also find info about Nu Stevia.

 

[arlenesp]

My friend used it for a while but changed to Splenda. I personally like Splenda better than the others. It doesn't make my stomache ache.

 

[sk8ingmom]

I think the biggest roadblock for me is going to be the fact that my husband does all the cooking, and is something of a gourmet. Getting him to follow a planned diet is hard. Though, I think he'd be supportive. Perhaps if I pose it as a challenge? How tasty can you make our meals without adding calories... Hum. That might work.

www.cookinglight.com

I'm a total foodie. I love to cook. I read cookbooks like novels. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Cooking Light, books, magazines, web site. No one would ever know the food is light if you don't tell them.

 

[arlenesp]

www.cookinglight.com

I'm a total foodie. I love to cook. I read cookbooks like novels. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Cooking Light, books, magazines, web site. No one would ever know the food is light if you don't tell them.

Thanks, I looked at the home page and will bookmark it .Need to stop eating out as much as we do. That is the trade off for this cruise. I told my DH if we stop spending frivolously we can scurry away around 300-600 a month or better. And cooking at home is much cheaper. My granddaughter is being put on a special diet and the other 2 will have to modify theirs as well. They were brought up on fast food . Bad!

 

[geffric]

Morning fellow wenches..

I just saw this thread and I need to lose weight to so I will not look like SHAMU when i board the ship..

I am a chocolate -holic and ice cream fiend.. One of my biggest problenm is portion control.. and I sit on my big ol' butt everyday at a computer for work.. there are days that i work fom home and don't move from the 'puter ever!!!

I was okay most of my life, lost the wieght from DS31, but the weight from DS#2 never came off, and then I lost both of my parents within a 16 month time period and hit menopaue and I look very Rubenesque now..

So I will join and get inspired to not make the ship tipover when I get on..

 

[Diznyfan68]

Thanks, I looked at the home page and will bookmark it .Need to stop eating out as much as we do. That is the trade off for this cruise. I told my DH if we stop spending frivolously we can scurry away around 300-600 a month or better. And cooking at home is much cheaper. My granddaughter is being put on a special diet and the other 2 will have to modify theirs as well. They were brought up on fast food . Bad!

DH pretty much banned us from eating out so we could save money for the cruise. It does make sense - I figured out we were eating out 3-4 times a week, at an average of $50/night, that's $200/wk or $10,400 a year - that's more than the cruise is costing us so it does make sense. I told him though that we have to eat out occassionally, so maybe once ever other week and one take out meal the inbetween meal.

I did really well yesterday - I was able to keep my total calories at 1100. Today will hopefully be the same.

Have a great day everyone - remember, we're all in this together!